Method of furniture construction

ABSTRACT

Furniture with a multi-color, three dimensional design incorporated in the furniture formed of a at least three layer plastic material with the outermost layers of the same color and an intermediate layer of a different color and with portions of one of the outermost layers removed to expose portions of the intermediate layer to form a design.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication Ser. No. 61/702,414, filed Sep. 18, 2012, which isincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to furniture and more particularly toa method of providing furniture such as a chair with a threedimensional, two color design on the front or back of the chair.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Heretofore if a colored design were to be added to furniture paint ordecals would be required. The life of such designs would be shortespecially in areas which wear during use of the furniture. There is aneed for providing a design to furniture which will last during the lifeof the furniture.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method of providing a multi-color, 3dimensional, design for furniture, such as a chair, which will last thelife of the chair.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A better understanding of the present invention can be had uponreference to the photos and figures in which;

FIG. 1 illustrates a chair constructed to incorporate designs providedby using the method of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is fragmentary cross sectional view illustrating the constructionof a two color, 3 dimensional, design incorporated in a furnituresection such as the back of a chair of the type shown in FIG. 1 and;

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, but illustrating the construction ofa three color design

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows a chair incorporating a design in the back of the chair 10which is produced by utilizing the method of the present invention.Preferably the front side 12 and the back side 14 (FIGS. 2 and 3) of aback 16 of the chair 10 is the same color and a design 18 is formed infront side 12 the chair 10 of another color. The back 16 of the chair 10is formed of 3 ply plastic material preferably HDPE with the outsidelayers of the same color and inner layer of a different color.

The construction is made clearer by looking at FIG. 2 which shows incross section a slat 20 used to form the back 16 of the chair 10 shownin the FIG. 1. The slat 20 is preferably constructed of three layers ofHDPE (High Density Polyethylene). Layer A and Layer C are preferably ofthe same color while Layer B is of a different color. Layers A and C arepreferably 1/16^(th) of an inch in thickness while Layer B is between ½inch and ¾ inch thick. To form a design a router or the like is used tocut away portions of Layer A as shown at 22 to expose a portion of LayerB and to form the two colors, 3 dimensional design 18. The design isformed by the colors of the surface of layers and the exposed surface oflayer B.

FIG. 3 illustrates forming a piece of furniture or the like 110 with athree color design incorporated in the furniture 110. A fourth layer,Layer D, is disposed between Layers B and C. Layer C is preferably of adifferent color than the other layers. A router is used to cut awayportions of Layer A and of Layer B to expose portions of Layer B andLayer D at 24 to expose two colors to provide a three color design 118.The three color design is formed by the surface of layer A, the surfaceof layer B and if desired the surface of layer D.

The design 18 is indicated as “indicia” on the drawings and can be inthe form of any 2 or 3 color design such as company logos and the like.

It should be apparent that although the present invention has beendescribed as including the back of a chair being formed of individualslats and the design being incorporated in the slats the design could aswell be formed in a sheet of material and the sheet used to form otherpieces of furniture.

It should also be apparent that other modifications could be made aswell without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1. Furniture including a three dimensional, multicolor designincorporated in the furniture by providing a at least three layeredsheet of plastic material with the outermost sheets of one color andintermediate sheets of another color and removing portions of one of theoutermost sheets to expose portions of the intermediate sheet to form adesign.
 2. The furniture as defined in claim 1 and in which said plasticmaterial is HDPE.
 3. The furniture as defined in claim 1 and including afourth layer of a different color than the other three layers.
 4. Thefurniture as defined in claim 1 and including removing portions of oneof the outermost sheets and portions of the innermost sheet to form amulti color design.
 5. A method of forming a three dimensional design infurniture or the like comprising the steps; providing furniture with atleast a portion of the furniture formed of three layers of plasticmaterial with the outermost sheets of one color and the innermost layerof another color; and removing portions of one of the outermost layersto form a design.
 6. The method of as defined in claim 5 and in whichall layers are of a different color.
 7. The method as defined in claim 5and including a fourth layer of plastic material disposed intermediatethe innermost layer and of a and one of the outermost layers andincluding the step of removing a portion of the outermost layer andremoving a portion of the intermediate layer to expose a portion of theinnermost layer to create a three dimensional design in the furniture.